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His status is pending a “final legal and commander review of the investigation findings and recommendations, subsequent approval of the investigation report, and due process for the suspended officer,” officials at the Army Space and Missile Defense Command said.

The Army began investigating Miley on Jan. 9 after he promoted a racy pinup calendar featuring his wife and female soldiers. Proceeds from the calendar went to the American Cancer Society. Soon the Army broadened its investigation to include complaints that Miley condoned sexual affairs among his troops.

Fort Greely is home to 26 ground-based missile interceptors that are capable of shooting down long-range intercontinental ballistic missiles. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced earlier this year the U.S. would deploy 14 more ground-based interceptors to the remote base.

The battalion’s executive officer will become its acting commander in the interim and brigade leadership is heading to Fort Greely to “ensure continuity of operations for this strategically important mission,” officials said in a statement.

Miley’s suspension comes on the heels of several recent high-profile sexual misconduct and abuse cases, including the relief last week of the Army’s top commander in Japan over what the service called his failure to investigate a sexual assault allegation.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has redirected attention to the sexual assault problem, including exempting sexual assault prevention workers from furloughs. But members of Congress say more needs to be done and have spent the past weeks debating a slew of proposals on the best way to crack down.